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Those Baxters - Juan & Kala Baxter
Award-Winning Media Personalities | Speakers | Coaches | Trainers
Juan and Kala Baxter, widely known as Those Baxters, are a dynamic husband-and-wife duo on a mission to uplift, empower, and transform lives. United by their passion for both education and entertainment, they built a purpose-driven brand that blends coaching, media, and motivational training to ignite lasting change in individuals, families, and communities. Through their personal and professional development work, they inspire people to move beyond survival and step into a thriving life filled with purpose, passion, and impact.
Award-winning multimedia personalities Juan and Kala are the hosts of Atlanta Live and the producers and hosts of The Living Room with Those Baxters on WATC Channel 57. They are pioneers of Urban Gospel radio, among the first to feature the genre on syndicated platforms through Those Baxters Radio Show, airing on the Stellar Award-winning Reach Gospel Radio, Rejoice Musical Soulfood, Rhythm & Praise LA on DASH Radio, and more. On the Those Baxters YouTube Channel, they blend faith, music, testimonies, and exclusive interviews. As dynamic speakers, they captivate audiences with authenticity, humor, and strategies that inspire transformation.
As serial entrepreneurs, event hosts, life and career coaches, workforce development trainers, and relationship coaches, Juan and Kala are committed to helping individuals, groups, couples and organizations be their best. Whether on stage, in classrooms, or during training sessions, their trademark energy and authenticity bring out the joy and potential in everyone they encounter.
Together, they have partnered with organizations like The Skills Initiative to deliver impactful professional development training for new employees at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, TastyKake, The Navy Yard, SEPTA, Allied Universal, Penn Medicine, and the University of Pennsylvania. They’ve also facilitated empowerment and workforce development programs for Cheyney University, Fathers Incorporated, the Junior District Attorney Investigator Mentorship Program, Capacity Church, the Juvenile Justice Center, Turning Points, American Training Center, and The Mom Community.
Their work spans corporate, faith-based, educational, and entertainment sectors, impacting countless lives through training, coaching, and inspirational media. Juan Baxter is a Relationship Therapist and Husband Mentor who champions mental health in Black and Brown communities. A graduate of Cheyney University and holder of a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Rosemont College, Juan is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and a respected voice in men’s empowerment and marriage mentorship.
Kala Baxter is a Professional Actress, Theatre Professor, Certified Life Coach, and Training & Development Specialist. She holds an MFA in Theatre from The University of Arizona and degrees from Temple University. With a background in the arts, education, and coaching, Kala helps people navigate life with clarity, creativity, and confidence. She is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Respected as role models both individually and as a couple, the Baxters are known for “bringing the joy out in people.” Married for 23 years, they now reside in Metro Atlanta with their two daughters, continuing their journey of faith, love, and purpose—wherever life takes them.
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Kala Baxter
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Those Baxters, come from two unique backgrounds. Juan is a West Philadelphia native, raised in the Millcreek Project Housing and educated in the public school system. He is a therapist/educator who uses his unique background of growing up in an urban community paired with a Master’s Degree in Psychology Counseling from Rosemont College to lead weekly Mens groups and Parenting Support classes. Juan speaks regularly at group homes for young men and specializes in helping men to see their full potential, make good life decisions, and chase after their dreams. Kala, grew up in the Mt. Airy section Philadelphia, spent her days acting and teaching Theatre, and loves to encourage people. She is a Theatre Professor, Training and Development Specialist, Life & Career Coach and professional actress with a master's degree in acting and directing from The University of Arizona. Kala has taught classes at Lincoln University and Temple University in Pennsylvania. Her mission is to help people to be the person that God has created them to be. They create professional development trainings, radio broadcasts, host television shows, host events, coach artists, and more. Those Baxters are in high demand and together they make a life changing team.